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Are You Going To ISC East 2015?

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Ari Erenthal
Nov 18, 2015
Chesapeake & Midlantic

I am. Say hi if you see me.

I'm also on Twitter.

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Eric Taylor
Nov 18, 2015
Pelco Inc.

After going last year and seeing how awful it was, I said I'd never go again.

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Ari Erenthal
Nov 18, 2015
Chesapeake & Midlantic

I got three words for you:

Darryl. Freaking. Strawberry.

I got 39 more words for you: it's still the biggest show in the Northeast. Although ASIS NYC is getting bigger and bigger every year. I give it three more years before ASIS NYC is bigger and better than ISC East, after which I'll switch allegiances.

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Eric Taylor
Nov 18, 2015
Pelco Inc.

I was going every year; it's an easy train ride from Delaware, or 2 hours on the turnpike.

Years ago it was great, now it's barely even a show. When I walked around all three isles last year in a few hours, I realized I had just waisted my entire day.

Now I send one or two of my techs up for the day. It's kinda like a bonus day for them, they get paid to go to the show, and our vendors buy them beer.

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Undisclosed #1
Nov 18, 2015

I was going to go this year. But then I got tickets to an early preview of the new Hunger Games movie tonight and I figured that would be a better use of my time.

Maybe next year, unless there is absolutely anything else to do.

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Ari Erenthal
Nov 18, 2015
Chesapeake & Midlantic

Wow, it's crowded! It may even be- I can't believe I'm about to say this- too crowded. Certainly it's more difficult to attract vendor attention at most booths. There's only a single coffee/meeting area, and it's branded. In fact, Ed Several announced that all booths were sold out this year.

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John Honovich
Nov 18, 2015
IPVM

From your pics though it's still in that small strip, right?

I am sure they are benefiting from ASIS being in Anaheim this year.

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Ari Erenthal
Nov 18, 2015
Chesapeake & Midlantic

Yes, but they've never filled that small space before. This year, it's overflowing, with meetings taking place in the halls and lobby and corridors.

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John Honovich
Nov 18, 2015
IPVM

I was at the 2006 show and it was still small compared to ISC West or ASIS.

Who got a picture with Daryl?

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Ari Erenthal
Nov 18, 2015
Chesapeake & Midlantic

Daryl will be there tomorrow.

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Michael Budalich
Nov 20, 2015
Genetec

I did! :)

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Brian Rhodes
Nov 20, 2015
IPVMU Certified

Cool!

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Undisclosed #3
Nov 20, 2015
IPVMU Certified

Did you have him sign it:

Darryl. Freaking. Strawberry.

?

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Undisclosed #2
Nov 18, 2015

It's all about location and for the standpoint of who are you taking with you to the show (wife or whatever) ISC West has it over ISC East every time, Besides the western rim manufactures have don't have to travel as far and have more direct connections.

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Richard Ramsowr
Nov 18, 2015

This post will be a little self-serving but why not. Those of you who wink be at the show do drop over to booth 656 and rest your eyes a full-working and integrated Turnstile from Aeroturn with a iris recognition & Identification camera (reader) from SRI International. The two company outstanding in their own right have teamed up to improve overall though-put while offering a couple turnkey design/build solution.

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Amos Wipf
Nov 19, 2015

Hi Ari!

As requested I saw you and said hi.

Show was as full as I have seen in years. Both exhibitors and vendors.

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Ari Erenthal
Nov 19, 2015
Chesapeake & Midlantic

I know! Even at 4:00 PM it was still packed.

I'll be back again today, hoping to get Daryl Strawberry's autograph. We'll see if they can sustain the traffic in the second day.

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John Honovich
Nov 19, 2015
IPVM

Ari, you taking Ed Several's job any time soon? :)

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Ari Erenthal
Nov 19, 2015
Chesapeake & Midlantic

He's got better hair than me. But I'm taller than him.

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Eric Taylor
Nov 19, 2015
Pelco Inc.

I think this image tells you everything you need to know about ISC East.

ISC East Registration

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John Honovich
Nov 19, 2015
IPVM

Eric, you are a brave man to challenge Ari like that, lol!

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Ari Erenthal
Nov 19, 2015
Chesapeake & Midlantic

We're a little itty bitty industry, and we get a little itty bitty show. But the show is bigger than usual, which may be a hopeful sign.

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Undisclosed #3
Nov 19, 2015
IPVMU Certified

Well, at least there's no Booth Babes.

I'm assuming.

Are there?

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Ari Erenthal
Nov 19, 2015
Chesapeake & Midlantic

Napco had booth babes. Which lowered my respect for them.

Not just regular ones, either. These danced while singing a song about Napco, accompanying a man on guitar. I wonder how much that costs?

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Undisclosed #3
Nov 20, 2015
IPVMU Certified

These danced while singing a song about Napco, accompanying a man on guitar.

Wow, that's real talent. Speaking of real musical talent, were you able to catch Dr. Todd's last number closing out the show? It's become a tradition over the years...

I don't think there was a 'dry' eye in the house...

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Undisclosed #4
Nov 21, 2015

my ears. they bleed.

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Richard Ramsowr
Nov 20, 2015

Nalco must be ending the year with surplus moneys... had to spend it on something.

Their marketing group must be aging out!

At least their aging out with a bang!

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John Honovich
Nov 20, 2015
IPVM

Napco on video, cringe:

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Ari Erenthal
Nov 20, 2015
Chesapeake & Midlantic

Yeah, it was pretty bad. Still, that trio couldn't have come cheap. I wonder who decided that this was a good use of their marketing budget.

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Undisclosed #3
Nov 21, 2015
IPVMU Certified

Rough Accounting: (per day 8hr)

  1. Wedding level Guitarist: $500
  2. Vocalist: $400
  3. Vocalist/Model: $600 x 2 = $1,200
  4. Fiverr Lyrical Adaptation: $5
  5. Fiverr Napco Specific Lyrical Adaptation: $15
  6. Wardrobe $200 x 2 = $400
  7. Commercial live performance use rights for "Hey look me over.": $1,000
  8. Mechanical recording w/video use rights for "Hey look me over.": $50,000

$53,120

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Undisclosed #3
Nov 20, 2015
IPVMU Certified

From the top: skip to (0:41)

Hey look us over, lend us an ear
Napco has something you'll want to hear

It's so great, you will be so stunned
Take it from us, Napco's number one

Starlink radios keep your wires out of sight
Brings innovation to brilliant new heights

Local landing for every application

Skip back to (0:15)

You're in for more performance than any dealer in the nation

Unbelievably priced, under 50 bucks intrusion
A E compliant G be great solution

So chock full of features, you will find
They're priced so low, they'll blow your mind

Follow the stars, and you will see
A revolution in the alarm industry

Corrections welcome, strikeouts are only 'sounds like'.

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Richard Ramsowr
Nov 20, 2015

On the subject of Booth Babes, way back when, one would almost find one or more in every booth. But one would never see a babe who was in sales (times have rally changed. The first trade show I went to was a ISC SHOW IN New York, I was 29 out of Texas and my first reaction was that I through I had walk into a Mob trade show. I showing mu age, sorry guys and gals.

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Lynn Harold
Nov 20, 2015

I was there on Wednesday primarily to attend a few of the lectures. I thought it was rather ironic that Hikvision gave the lecture on cybersecurity.

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John Honovich
Nov 20, 2015
IPVM

Lynn, it's all about experience.

Did you sit in it? If so, anything interesting said?

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Lynn Harold
Nov 20, 2015

I did sit in, I believe the person giving the lecture was a last-minute fill-in for the originally scheduled speaker who was either delayed or had a last minute schedule change. For me, the material was just high level highlights about the topic, no real details or guidelines. Based on the audience's reaction, the most relevant thing he said was to 'keep your firmware updated'. Thanks Capt. Obvious ...

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John Honovich
Nov 20, 2015
IPVM

"Based on the audience's reaction, the most relevant thing he said was to 'keep your firmware updated'. Thanks Capt. Obvious ..."

Considering they are still shipping the old risky firmware to many or most of their OEMs, it is still a risk. Related: Warning: ADI and Tri-Ed Video Products Major Security Risk

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Hans Kahler
Nov 20, 2015
Eagle Eye Networks

As a manufacturer I have to say that I was pleased with both the amount and caliber of the folks that I spoke with. It seemed that the people who were there were actually interested in learning about the products/services that were being offered. I didn't see anyone that appeared to be on a boondoggle.

I spoke to several other manufacturers that had similar opinions.

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John Honovich
Nov 20, 2015
IPVM

So less focus on ASIS, more on ISC East?

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Hans Kahler
Nov 20, 2015
Eagle Eye Networks

ASIS was a good show for us too, I wouldn't necessarily say we're going to focus on one more than the other. They are clearly different in size and scope, but both worked out well for us this year.

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John Honovich
Nov 29, 2015
IPVM

ISC East says attendance was up 8% year over year but weirdly does not actually state attendance. It's been a few years since they actually said what attendance was.

They did says 'over 210 exhibitors' but back in 2008 they had cited 'More than 325 companies.'

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